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S. J. Parris - Author

S.J. Parris is the pseudonym of author and journalist Stephanie Merritt. It was as a student in Cambridge researching a paper on the period that Stephanie first became fascinated by the rich history of Tudor England and Renaissance Europe. Since then, her interest has grown and led her to create this series of historical thrillers featuring Giordano Bruno.

Stephanie has worked as a critic and feature writer for a variety of newspapers and magazines as well as radio and television. She currently writes for the Observer and the Guardian, and lives in Surrey with her son.

Featured Books, with extracts, by S. J. Parris

ConspiracyS. J. Parris
When murder strikes at the heart of the Palace, Bruno finds himself
on the trail of a killer who hides a terrible secret. With the
royal houses of France and England under threat, he must expose the
truth - or...Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2017

TreacheryS. J. ParrisA 2016 World Book Night selection. The fourth in
the series featuring Giordano Bruno, mathematician, philosopher,
heretic and spy, and solver of murders in Elizabethan England. In
previous novels Bruno encountered John Dee, Nostradamus and
Walsingham. He’s good friends with...Format: Paperback - Released: 14/08/2014

SacrilegeS. J. Parris
August 2012 Book of the Month. One of our Great Reads You
May Have Missed in 2012. We loved her debut Heresy, with
the ex-monk turned secret agent Giordano Bruno and...Format: Paperback - Released: 16/08/2012

SacrilegeS. J. ParrisFeatured on The Book Show on Sky Arts at the Hay Festival
on 5 June 2012. We loved her debut Heresy, with the
ex-monk turned secret agent Giordano Bruno and the follow up
historical mystery, Sacrilege, is just as...Format: Hardback - Released: 26/04/2012

ProphecyS. J. ParrisOne of our Great Reads you may have missed in
2011. A lovely historical thriller, it stands alone, but
the first, Heresy, is just as good so check it out too.
Mathematician and memory master Bruno has another plot...Format: Paperback - Released: 18/08/2011

HeresyS. J. ParrisOne of our Debuts of the Year 2011. March 2011
Debut of the Month. A vivid and gripping historical thriller set in
Elizabethan England introducing Giordano Bruno, philosopher,
scientist and spy...Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2011